VECTORS

Noun

vectors

plural of vector

Verb

vectors

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of vector

Anagrams

• Coverts, corvets, coverts

Source: Wiktionary


VECTOR

Vec"tor, n. Etym: [L., a bearer, carrier. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.]

1. Same as Radius vector.

2. (Math.)

Definition: A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.

Note: In a triangle, either side is the vector sum of the other two sides taken in proper order; the process finding the vector sum of two or more vectors is vector addition (see under Addition).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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